Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-21

DRUGGIST IlIEFFERs Assault
ANT BEHIND THE BARS.

efhe Young Fugitive Nabbed While Hid
ing in "a Thicket Near the Anderson
Street Il .ilroad Crossing by Thomas
Brown-Unsrmed,H He offered NO Re-
sistaD ce, and Walked Quietly TO Jail
He Refuses to Talk About the shoot
ing or Where He Has Been-Ris Cap
tor to Claim the Reward.
Young Tom Fogarty was captured a
fittle after dark last night. The arrest
was made by Thomas Brown at the inter-
section OF Anderson street and the Sa-
vannah, Florida and Western railway.
Mr. Brown has a wood yard near there.
While walking around near his yard he
saw some one skulking under the shadow
of clump of bushes which skirt the
track. He walked over to the
party and upon speaking to him recog-
nized Fogsrty.
The fugitive made no attempt at resist
aace and walked quietly along with his
scaptor, who said that he intended to take
him to the Jail.
TAKEN TO THE JAIL.
They got there about O'Clock. Fogarty
refused TO say anything about shooting
KiefTer and about where he had been
since March 7. He remarked that he
was tired of lying out and seemed salts
fed to get back near home even II he was
to be locked up.
Deputy Jailer Henry Hastedt received
the prisoner and Sheriff Roman gave Mr..
Brown receipt Tor MIN which will have
to be used in making the demand for the
reward of $500.
FogarLy was unarmed and had nothing
in his pockets when fearched at the jail
except bottle of medicine. His shirt
waedirty and he looked as though he
bad not had a change of clothing since
the shooting.
REFUSED TO TALK.
Tie said that he would not make
any statement until he could consult
lawyer. No word was sent 10 his parents,
and at midnight none OF the FAMILY had
called at the jail. The news of the arrest
was kept very quiet and very few will
know it before the readers Of the NEWS
TINS morning.
A former ehum Of Foearty's said last
night that be was sure the fugitive had
not been twenty miles from the city since
the shooting and during the greater part
lof the time he was within three miles of
Savannah. The youth added that
.FOgarty's friends, some Of them knew of
his whereabouts all the tune and prob
ably advised him to surrender.
HID IN THE WOODS.
Last Night is believed 10 have been his
first approach to the city. He was tired
and worn out, which indicates that he
has not been concealed in town.
The crime for which he fed was the
attempted assassination of Mr.. Edward
j. kIeffer, druggist at West Broad and
Stewart streets. The circumstances are
Still fresh in the public's mind. Fogarty,
who is 20 years old, had insulted Mrs.
kieffer, for which be was fined $40 in the
Mayors Court Just two weeks ago to-
day. About IL O'clock in the morning
FogaIty met KieGer at the northwest cor
ner of West Broad and Stewart, just
across from tbe drug store.
THE SHOOTING.
Without a word of warning he
drew revolver and fired five shots in
quick succession at the druggist. Four
entered his body and he fell, but sprang
up and ran to his store. Fogarty ran
down Sims street to Purse, turned south
and disappeared. Jimmie Madden and
Waiter Ham, who were with him the mo-
ment before the shooting, ran home.
The City Council authorized Mayor
Lester TO offer $3.50 reward, and on Fri.
day last Governor Gordon offered $3.50.
Detectives aud police have searched the
southwe stern section OF the city thor
0ugbly, but their clues never worked out
Satisfactorily. Fogarty was known TO be
armed. and it was generally supposed
that he would make desperate re.
sslstance.
MADE NO RESISTANCE,
0It often happens, though, that the
most desperate criminals when closely
hunted give themselves up in despair.
And this seems to be what FOgarty did,
unless he was acting under the advice
bf friends. 1t IS reported that friend of
the fugitive went out to plantation rot
far from the city few nights after the
shooting and found Fogarty crying and
penitert.
MIR. Kieffer IS slowly recovering. The
wound In his left arm, back and left leg
ARE not giving much trouble, and the
wound in his head, back of his ear, is
Euppurating freely.